COV-3235
22 March 1819 Calcutta Cover
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Date
22 March 1819
Description
1818. Incoming Packet Letter from Salisbury to Serampore: King’s Postage
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Other recorded marks at Calcutta
183 marks183 other pre-1854 postal markings of Calcutta are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Calcutta HG 1handstampBlack1775–1787
- Calcutta HG 1ahandstampBlack1775–1786
- Calcutta HG 2handstampBlack1775–1787
- Calcutta HG 3handstampBlack1776–1789
- Calcutta HG 4handstampBlack1787
- Calcutta HG 5handstampBlack1788
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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover
COV-3235 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 22 March 1819 bearing the Calcutta SR7 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Calcutta postal history — the office known today as Kolkata, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
1818. Incoming Packet Letter from Salisbury to Serampore: King’s Postage
1 image of COV-3235 is recorded (front); the Calcutta SR7 mark itself is recorded in use 1816–1819.
Questions about COV-3235
- What is COV-3235?
- COV-3235 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 22 March 1819, bearing the Calcutta SR7 handstamp in black. 1818. Incoming Packet Letter from Salisbury to Serampore: King’s Postage
- How scarce is the Calcutta SR7 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Calcutta SR7 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1816–1819.
- When was COV-3235 posted?
- COV-3235 is dated 22 March 1819, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SR7 (1816–1819).
About this record
This 22 March 1819 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SR7 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 26 surviving covers with this mark recorded.